The Resident Representative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Ghana, Angela Lusigi, has called on journalists to use their platforms to advocate for data-driven policies to position Ghana on the path to sustainable development. Dr. Angela Lusigi underscored the critical role of the media in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and urged the media to advocate and cause more social and ...

Following the nationwide enthusiasm that greeted the Green Ghana campaign in the middle of this year, the government of Ghana through the Forestry Commission intends to Plant additional 20 million tree seedlings in June 2022. The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo announced at COP26, in Glasgow recently that, Ghana intends to scale up the annual planting target for Green ...

ABANTU for Development, a women’s right advocacy organization has begun processes to mobilize women in order to increase their representation in the 2023 Local Government Elections.     ABANTU is of the view that Gender parity in the District Assemblies should be a core concern in the desire to strengthen democratic culture and help build ideas for good governance. In an ...

Economist and Senior lecturer at the University of Ghana, Professor Lord Mensah, has maintained that the economy will not come crashing down if the government fails to get the E-Levy bill passed. He stated that although he fears that the lack of consensus-building in Parliament on the government’s fiscal programme could stall the government’s agenda, he insists there is no cause for ...

OccupyGhana says it is deeply dismayed and disappointed at what is becoming the regular, violent misbehavior of Members of Parliament. The nation witnessed the latest mass, violent misbehavior on December 20, 2021 on the floor of Parliament. According to the group, MPs were aware, yet unconcerned, that the entire nation was watching on live National Television, when they engaged in despicable ...

Former South African President Jacob Zuma will be allowed to appeal a court ruling that ordered him back to jail to serve the remainder of his sentence, a judge ruled Tuesday. Zuma, 80, had been released on medical parole earlier this year, but the Gauteng High Court in the capital, Pretoria, ruled last week that his parole had been illegal. ...

Veteran politician, Mr. Kwame Pianim has called on journalists to desist from accepting appointments from politicians. According to him, when journalists accept offers to serve in government positions, it has the possibility of influencing their judgment and compromising their role as the watchdogs of society. Speaking on Accra-based Asaase Radio, the former government official indicated that per the rules of ...

Telecommunication companies and their mobile money operators have agreed to reduce the charges on transactions by 25% amid the possible introduction of the e-Levy. According to the Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications (GTC), the decision was taken following extensive deliberations with the government on the need to lessen the impact of the new tax on consumers. In a press release, GTC ...

Preparations towards an alternative World Water Forum to be held in Dakar, Senegal are far advanced, following a confirmation by organizers that the forum will go ahead as planned at a Steering Committee Meeting held on 15th March, 2021. According to the Regional Coordinator of the Forum, Leonard Shang-Quartey, “The Alternative World Water Forum is a resistance space to corporate ...

Mental Health services users and advocates at a dissemination meeting on Tuesday, December 14, 2021, have called on the government of Ghana to prioritize investment in Mental Health. They argue that there is clear evidence that the benefit of investing in mental health far outweighs the cost. These benefits, according to them, mostly come from gains in productivity when people ...